After a lacklustre first half, Tottenham were boosted by the dismissal of Jonjo Shelvey early in the second period for a petulant stamp on Dele Alli, who subsequently opened the scoring on the hour mark.

Ben Davies doubled the lead with less than 20 minutes to go, before last season's Golden Boot winner Harry Kane hit the post late on.

Pochettino also clarified his earlier comments which appeared to suggest debutant right-back Kyle Walker-Peters was not ready, simply explaining that it was unrealistic to expect the 20-year-old to play every game.

"For a young player, don't put pressure on him. He showed in the USA that he was ready to play," Pochettino said.

"It’s important to keep his feet on the grass, it’s only one Premier League game."